Miss International 1962

Miss International 1962
Miss International 1962
Date	August 18, 1962
Venue	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
Entrants	50
Placements	15
Debuts	Dominican Republic; Liberia; Nicaragua; West Indies;
Withdrawals	Burma; Denmark; France; Guatemala; Hong Kong; Madagascar; Spain;
Returns	Jordan; Singapore;
Winner	Tania Verstak; Australia
Congeniality	Sue Burgess ; England
Photogenic	Tania Verstak ; Australia
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Miss International 1962 was the 3rd Miss International pageant, held on August 18, 1962 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. 50 contestants competed for the pageant. Finally, Tania Verstak from Australia was crowned as Miss International 1962 by outgoing titleholder, Stam van Baer from Holland.

Results

Placement	Contestant
Miss International 1962	Australia – Tania Verstak
1st Runner-Up	Argentina – Maria Bueno
2nd Runner-Up	Panama – Ana Maruri
3rd Runner-Up	Holland – Catharina Lodders
4th Runner-Up	United States – Carolyn Joyner
Top 15	Ecuador – Margarita Arosemena Gómez England – Sue Burgess Finland – Eeva Malinen Germany – Erni Jung Iceland – Maria Gudmundsdóttir Ireland – Mona Burrows Israel – Nurit Newman Japan – Kaoru Maki Taiwan – Anne Yui Fang Venezuela – Olga Antonetti †

Award	Contestant
Miss Friendship	England – Sue Burgess
Miss Photogenic	Australia – Tania Verstak first runner-up: Israel – Nurit Newman second runner-up: United States – Carolyn Joyner third runner-up: Italy – Maria Vianello fourth runner-up: Philippines – Cynthia Lucero
Miss Popularity	Scotland – Elizabeth Burns^[a]

Preliminary Competition Winners
Awards	Contestant
Best in Playsuit	Day 1: Israel – Nurit Newman Day 2: Argentina – Maria Bueno Day 3: South Africa – Aletta Strydom
Best in Evening Gown	Day 1: Australia – Tania Verstak Day 2: United States – Carolyn Joyner Day 3: Holland – Catharina Lodders
Best National Costume	Day 1: Scotland – Elizabeth Burns Day 2: Ireland – Mona Burrows Day 3: Taiwan – Anne Yui Fang